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Convert String to Valid File name for Windows in C#
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ValidateFileName.cs
private static string MakeValidFileName(string name, char replaceChar)
{
string str_replaceChar = "" + replaceChar;
string invalidChars = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Escape(new string(System.IO.Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()));
string invalidRegStr = string.Format(@"([{0}]*\.+$)|([{0}]+)", invalidChars);
return System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(name, invalidRegStr, str_replaceChar);
}
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sin2akshay commented Aug 8, 2018

DotNetFiddle Link: https://dotnetfiddle.net/vBWaoa

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